John Cornyn: “A nuclear run would pose an existential threat to the free…”

“So simply by knocking these out, we've set them further back in developing their nuclear weapons. President Trump understands what the progressives on the left do not, which is that A nuclear run would pose an existential threat to the free world. He's right to stand up to this regime. Finally, we have a president who's been willing to stand up to the Iranian regime that's been at war against the west …” (09:28–09:33)

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